You might want some help with the drums, I don't think they've been done right at all, even for 80s standards...
The break in the middle is also sounding empty... it needs a little something that a top producer would know to put there. At least that's what I hear. If it was a vocal piece the vocals would fill that void.

Having said that, it's a beautiful melody and the synth sounds are great. I really enjoyed listening to your song, especially when it builds up.

I admit that I'm woefully ignorant when it comes to drums. It's an occupational hazard of doing everything on your own, composing, keyboard playing, recording; you can't can't be equally expert at every aspect of production.

In tracks like this I leave the drumming to Jamstix. If someone could give me some idea of what needs fixing with the drums I'd really appreciate it.

BTW, for the curious - in this piece there are two JX-8P parts (piano and pad), the bass is played on a Yamaha TX802, and the solo lead is a DSI Mopho.

The synths are nicely recorded very pleasant an smooth. But as it has been said some reverb from here and there and punchier (not heavy hitting but more present like) drums... and that Yamaha bass is just juicy.. mmm

The synths are nicely recorded very pleasant an smooth. But as it has been said some reverb from here and there and punchier (not heavy hitting but more present like) drums... and that Yamaha bass is just juicy.. mmm

Cheers
DSK

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The smoothness is a result of using analogue synths, I think. You don't always want it of course, but if you do then with analogue synths (or at least, with the two analogue synths that I used) it's just part of the package.

I think the DX7 bass sound is one of the greatest, most iconic sounds in synth history. It's become a bit of a cliche now, unfortunately, but it's up there with the true greats, IMHO.

80's synth pop needs 80's drums. That sounded like a preset pattern from a Casio. Get some Linn Drum samples, try to make the drum arrangement really simple and the drums really powerful. Use gated reverb on the snare.